Loan Periods and Renewals

LOAN PERIODS

The following users may borrow materials from the Thomas University library:

Current TU students, faculty, and staff with current picture ID or TU ID.

Retired TU faculty and staff with current picture ID.

Georgia Southwestern Technical College students can borrow per Interlibrary Loan protocols.

Community users, over 18, with current picture ID (parental consent for children 16 and under).

Material

TU Student

Distance Learners & Faculty

TU Faculty

Retired Fac/Staff

Community/GSWTC

Circulating books

3 weeks

4 weeks

Semester

4 weeks

2 weeks – (limit 3)

DVDs/CDs

3 weeks

4 weeks

Semester

2 weeks

2 weeks (limit 2)

Reference material

Room use only

N/A

1 week; $1/day fine

Room use only

Room use only

Reserve items

Room use only

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Headphones

1 Day

N/A

1 Day

Room use only

Room use only

Special Collections

Room use only

N/A

Room use only *

Room use only

Room use only

Serials

Room use only

N/A

Varies

Room use only

Room use only

Laptop

3 weeks

N/A

Semester

N/A

N/A

Kindle

3 weeks

N/A

Semester

N/A

N/A

Interlibrary Loan items

4 weeks

Articles only

4 weeks

No

No

*indicates (unless special permission)

RENEWALS

Circulating TU library materials may be renewed by TU students, Faculty, and staff if they are not overdue and if there are no holds on the item. Renewals must be made in person at the circulation desk (Distance students and faculty must renew over the phone, before the due date, by speaking with a Librarian or Staff member and NOT a student worker).

Most materials are due on the last day of classes of the active semester.

A shortened loan period may be less than stated in the event:

The last day of classes comes before the checkout loan period

Student withdraws from TU – all items must be returned prior to withdrawal

Faculty/staff leave employ of TU – all items must be returned prior to last day worked

*Headphone checkout is restricted to TU students/faculty only; proper identification must be provided. Personal headphones may be used if sufficient quality to contain noise. Any individual using headphones in the library is asked to maintain the quiet volume level of the environment.